For the first time in over 10,000 years, the howl of a dire wolf is echoing once more—this time, from within a secretive ...

A biotech company made history with the birth of three genetically engineered wolves: What we know about these prehistoric ...

Still, contemplation of these and other issues related to genetic engineering is important should the ability to create genetically enhanced humans ever arise.

Flavor is a tricky target, but technology and powerful genetic techniques are making it more feasible to improve the taste of vegetables ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

In the future researchers are hoping to use genetic engineering to be able to overcome some inherited disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease amongst others.

The rapid development of genetic engineering technologies has created multiple opportunities for treating genetic diseases ...

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, researchers in Japan successfully used a nonviral system to introduce a ...

"Cracking Your Genetic Code" reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution. Meet a cancer patient who appears to have cheated death and a cystic fibrosis sufferer breathing easily ...

In the future researchers are hoping to use genetic engineering to be able to overcome some inherited disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease amongst others.